A Course in Miracles teaches me that I am confused about what I am. I think I am a body in a world. But the course suggest I may not be. Am I willing to consider this? When I try to solve my problems in worldly terms – impatience, dishonesty, overeating, whatever – all IContinue reading “Beginning Again, Together”
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Kenosis and A Course in Miracles
You must empty yourself of everything, including even the longing for life. You must give up everything, including control over your death. Forget about living and dying, and then forget you forgot about it. You will ask, “what is left? What more do you want of me God? What else can I give?” And thenContinue reading “Kenosis and A Course in Miracles”
If Love is the Answer
If we believe that Love is the answer, then our living should reflect this. If we are not happy all the time – if we are scared, defensive, greedy, closed-minded, even to a tiny degree – then we are still not accepting Love is the answer. We like the idea but not the application. It’sContinue reading “If Love is the Answer”
The Will of God is Love
I sent out a newsletter today – first in a couple months – talking about how to forgive Jesus, who is just another projection in our projection-addled lives. You can sign up here if you like. In this post I want to think through a related idea: there is only one will and that isContinue reading “The Will of God is Love”
The Sixth Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles are natural. When they do not occur something has gone wrong (T-1.I.6:1-2). The suggestion that miracles are natural is important. It is an implicit argument against miracles being supernatural. In A Course in Miracles, we do understand miracles to mean walking on water, turning water into wine, or traveling through space and time, ourContinue reading “The Sixth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Second Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles as such do not matter. The only thing that matters is their Source, which is far beyond evaluation (T-1.I.2:1-2). In A Course in Miracles, atonement corrects the error of mistaken self-identity. We are confused about what we are, and our confusion creates illusions – including the illusion of problems. Atonement is the overall processContinue reading “The Second Principle of A Course in Miracles”